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		<title>Taking your blogging offline</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/07/19/taking-your-blogging-offline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daily life is full of distractions. And those distractions can get in the way of you writing a killer (or just good) blog post. Why not eliminate some of those distractions and do your blogging offline? Step Away From the Keyboard Blogging offline. That doesn&#8217;t seem to make much sense. Blogging is supposed to be [...]


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		<title>Do what works for you</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/05/31/do-what-works-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 10:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Jeff speaks several languages, and over the last few years he&#8217;s been trying (unsuccessfully) to get me back on the language-learning horse. Three falls off that horse is enough, thank you. Last week, he pointed me to a debate between two language bloggers and a good analysis of the debate by a third [...]


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		<title>Taking notes, the Cornell way</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/04/28/taking-notes-the-cornell-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taking notes is something that writers do. A lot. More and more writers I know are taking their notes digitally &#8212; in a word processor, using a text editor, online with Evernote, or using a smartphone. Even with all the software and gadget available, taking notes with pen and paper &#8212; what some people call [...]


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		<title>Index cards: a simple, powerful tool for writers</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/04/07/index-cards-a-simple-powerful-tool-for-writers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been reading this space for any period of time, you know that I use a variety of desktop and Web applications to do my writing. That combination gives me the flexibility I need &#8212; when working from home, or when working on the road or at a co-working space. Lately, though, I&#8217;ve become [...]


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		<title>Using timed writing to start (or finish) a project</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/02/15/using-timed-to-start-or-finish-a-writing-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writers are human. Like everyone else, we&#8217;re susceptible to laziness and malaise. It makes working take a back seat to &#8230; well, just about anything else. But there are times (many more than we care to admit) when we need to get a job done quickly. Why? We&#8217;ve let a deadline slide due to overwork [...]


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		<title>Writing out, from the middle</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/01/18/writing-out-from-the-middle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are people who have a very simplistic image of the writing process: start at the beginning and then work your way through to the end. Often, the process flows just like that. But not always. There are times when I find myself able to quickly write the beginning and end of a piece, then [...]


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		<title>Journaling: a useful activity for writers?</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/01/06/journaling-a-usefule-activity-for-writers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years, I never gave keeping a journal much thought. At various times in my life I tried keeping one, but charting the excruciating minutiae of my life was almost as bad as those year-end letters that many people send or post on the Web. Boring? Yes. Self indulgent? A tad. My problem was that [...]


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		<title>Using topic-based writing to pull together a writing project</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2009/12/02/using-topic-based-writing-to-pull-together-a-writing-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How often do you find that you have an idea for a non-fiction writing project, but are only able to chip away at it bit by bit? If you&#8217;re anything like me, then it&#8217;s too often. You might find that with projects like that, you write in bits and pieces &#8212; a few sentences or [...]


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		<title>Pen and paper are my friends</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2009/10/14/pen-and-paper-are-my-friends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written about going analog (writing using pen and paper) in this space before. And I&#8217;ve had to revisit that technique again recently. Over the last week or so, various concerns and circumstances have made sitting in front of the laptop or netbook to write somewhat tough. A little tougher than usual. Strangely enough, none [...]


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		<title>The four keys to writing quickly</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2009/09/21/the-four-keys-to-writing-quickly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people can do it well. Others can&#8217;t. Still others can write quickly if and when they need to. No matter what group you fall into, writing quickly is a skill that you should definitely cultivate. Why? Things happen. You might be suddenly tossed an assignment with a tight deadline. Or, a deadline might change [...]


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